WTA Rome: Zheng Qinwen vs Coco Gauff

WTA Rome: Zheng Qinwen vs Coco Gauff

🧠 Form & Context

Coco Gauff

• 🏟️ Rome Specialist: Into her third Rome semifinal, having previously fallen to Iga Swiatek in both 2021 and 2024.
• 🎯 Late-Season Surge: After a quiet start to 2025, Gauff found her rhythm with a finals run in Madrid and now another deep campaign on clay.
• 🏆 Big-Match Resilience: Recovered from an early scare against Victoria Mboko to win six straight sets and is hunting her second career clay title (first since 2021 Parma).
• 📉 Clay Semifinal Record: Holds a 3–3 career record in clay-court semifinals, but is yet to reach a clay final above WTA 250 level.

Zheng Qinwen

• 🚀 Breakthrough Performance: Claimed her first-ever win over Aryna Sabalenka after six previous losses, defeating the world No. 1 in Rome.
• 🎯 Flawless Campaign: Hasn’t dropped a set this week, taking down Magdalena Frech, Bianca Andreescu, and Sabalenka in commanding style.
• 🏆 Semifinal Strength: Boasts a strong 10–3 career record in semifinals (3–0 on clay), showing she thrives deep in tournaments.
• 🔙 Italian Open Redemption: After falling in the quarterfinals the past two years, Zheng finally breaks through to the final four.

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